It will fall into chaos as a result of renewed famine and poverty, resulting in military crackdowns.
There will be a military coup that displaces the current leadership, hopefully soon.
It will continue to remain a closed society, technologically dormant and otherwise insignificant.
The leadership will eventually make a misstep, forcing military action from the United States.
Surprised?
Burkean,
The story did not feature here in the UK; it did appear on SWJ and attracted only one comment:http://smallwarsjournal.com/blog/loo...-sink-ships-or
Embarrassment I suggest made many here reticent to comment, plus concern that is allegedly SOF activity in a rather fraught context.
davidbfpo
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Could be that -- or it could be that most here pay little to no attention to most anything David Axe writes...Originally Posted by davidbfpo
Could also be that if it were true, this would not be a place to discuss it and if it were not true, there'd be little point in discussing it.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-07-2...4/?site=sydneyThe South Korean government is investigating unconfirmed intelligence reports that a gun battle, leaving between 20 and 30 soldiers dead, broke out when the North Korean regime removed army chief Ri Yong-ho from office.
The Chosun Ilbo, a South Korean daily newspaper, reported that some intelligence analysts believe Mr Ri, who has not been seen since his abrupt sacking earlier this week, was injured or killed in the confrontation.
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/worl...#ixzz21BtRne3WNorth Korea's top military official looked healthy in recent appearances, and his departure fed speculation among analysts that Kim purged him in an effort to put his own mark on the nation he inherited seven months ago when his father Kim Jong Il died.
A scrimmage in a Border Station
A canter down some dark defile
Two thousand pounds of education
Drops to a ten-rupee jezail
http://i.imgur.com/IPT1uLH.jpg
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The thread 'North Korea's military capabilities and deterrence' appeared in late 2012 and it is appropriate to merge it into the longer, main thread on North Korea.
A new thread will be created for the current crisis or "sabre rattling" by North Korea, March 2013 and this thread closed.
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